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Title: New member from Melbourne
Post by: ras on May 03, 2011, 10:29:26 PM: After stumbling across this site and getting lots of great info, I thought it might be time to say g'day.

I have a Jayco swan outback on order which should arrive by the last week of May.

Not too many sleeps to go..

We are looking to do a 10 week trip in early July with the family..

Thanks for the great info so far..

Rob
Title: Re: New member from Melbourne
Post by: GGV8Cruza on May 03, 2011, 10:33:22 PM: Welcome to MySwag, with a Jayco you will fit in fine, whats your tow buggy??

GG
Title: Re: New member from Melbourne
Post by: Black Diamond on May 03, 2011, 10:33:59 PM: Gday Rob and welcome to Myswag :cheers:
Not too far away mate.
What options did you go for and where are you heading for 10 weeks you lucky bugger? :cheers:

cheers John
Title: Re: New member from Melbourne
Post by: ras on May 03, 2011, 10:46:51 PM: Got a 2010 Prado diesel as the tow buggy. Happy with it, with the exception of the centre back seat, which is a bit uncomfortable (we have 3 kids, and there are discussions as to who's turn it is to sit in the middle).

After much deliberation, the options for the Swan are:
Hws and external shower.
Additional water tank.
Additional gas bottle.
Extended drawbar.
100Ah battery.
Control panel for water and battery.
Hyland hitch.
Gas bayonet for BBQ.
Bed end flys and awnings (Alpine)

We are still considering a stone guard...

Rob
Title: Re: New member from Melbourne
Post by: Black Diamond on May 03, 2011, 10:51:57 PM: Some very Handy options :cheers: and what better tug than a D4D Prado :cup:

Make sure you get the payload upped from factory. By the time you fill both tanks with water there wont be much left :cheers:
Title: Re: New member from Melbourne
Post by: ras on May 03, 2011, 10:52:57 PM: For our 10 week trip we are looking to going to the red center, up to Darwin and then to the Kimberleys.
We will then work our way down to Perth and probably a mad dash back home across the Nullabor.

We are having a great time planning the trip at present, and I am thinking that 10 weeks isn't enough!!!

Rob
Title: Re: New member from Melbourne
Post by: ras on May 03, 2011, 10:53:37 PM: Thanks for the advice John.
Title: Re: New member from Melbourne
Post by: speewa158 on May 04, 2011, 03:49:52 AM: Welcome to MySwag as you have seen lots of info & tips here Enjoy :cheers:
Title: Re: New member from Melbourne
Post by: Heiny on May 04, 2011, 06:34:32 AM: Hi Rob and welcome to My Swag, I look forward to the first trip report :cheers:
Title: Re: New member from Melbourne
Post by: GU_Thomo on May 04, 2011, 07:03:30 AM: Welcome Rob,
I hope you enjoy your time here.

Cheers
Parry
Title: Re: New member from Melbourne
Post by: squirell on May 04, 2011, 07:50:36 AM: Hi and welcome Rob, good to have another from Melbourne, 10 weeks thru the centre and west, I wish.

Squirell/Graeme
Title: Re: New member from Melbourne
Post by: D4D on May 04, 2011, 09:11:52 AM: Welcome to myswag! Did someone say D4D Prado :worthles:
Title: Re: New member from Melbourne
Post by: jmy on May 04, 2011, 11:17:42 AM: Hi Rob

We did a similar trip to you in 2009 and took 12 weeks. We had a Swan Outback towed by a Pajero and had no problems. Went via the Oodnadatta Track to the Centre, up to Darwin and across the Gibb River Rd, West Coast and Nullabor home. Try for an extra couple of weeks if you can.

Joe
Title: Re: New member from Melbourne
Post by: flamingo on May 04, 2011, 04:39:09 PM: Gday Rob Welcome to the Jayco club. I take it you went to the caravan @ camping show?? We did our Flamingo no coming till mid July!! Arghh.... Phil
Title: Re: New member from Melbourne
Post by: Snow on May 04, 2011, 04:40:32 PM: G'day Rob and welcome to Myswag. :cheers:
Title: Re: New member from Melbourne
Post by: ausmarvin on May 04, 2011, 05:11:58 PM: Welcome to Myswag and Dam 10 weeks... I wish
Title: Re: New member from Melbourne
Post by: gibbo301 on May 04, 2011, 05:48:23 PM: Welcome Rob bet you can,t wait for the Swan to arrive very exciting time
Title: Re: New member from Melbourne
Post by: Brett B on May 04, 2011, 05:56:36 PM: Hi and welcome to myswag Rob, good to have another from Melbourne
:cheers:
Brett
Title: Re: New member from Melbourne
Post by: ras on May 04, 2011, 08:03:09 PM: Joe.. I feel a long distance phone call to work after 9.5 weeks away, saying that i am stuck in traffic and might be a few weeks late is on the cards.
Title: Re: New member from Melbourne
Post by: Old Croc + plus one on May 04, 2011, 08:13:21 PM: Hi Ras
Welcome to My Swag best of luck with the new Swan Happy Trails up the top end with it
Cheers
Title: Re: New member from Melbourne
Post by: chrisroche on May 04, 2011, 08:40:31 PM: welcome and enjoy. Look forward to trip notes.
Title: Re: New member from Melbourne
Post by: BigJules on May 06, 2011, 02:24:18 PM: G'day & Welcome.
Title: Re: New member from Melbourne
Post by: Bird on May 06, 2011, 03:24:18 PM: Quote from: ausmarvin on May 04, 2011, 05:11:58 PM
Welcome to Myswag and Dam 10 weeks... I wish
x 2!!!!!!!!!!

Welcome.
Title: Re: New member from Melbourne
Post by: waz65 on May 06, 2011, 05:36:12 PM: Welcome mate , a 10 week trip , you lucky bugger I'm jealous
Title: Re: New member from Melbourne
Post by: ras on June 19, 2011, 09:34:42 PM: Picked up the swan a couple of weeks ago, and did a shakeout trip to Eildon.
Filled both water tanks and pretty much had a full load on the way up, and the Prado/Swan combo towed nicely...

The family had fun, and we started to get the hang of the Swan... Its a pretty comfortable setup really..

Went fishing for about 20 minutes out the back of the caravan park (Blue Gums CP), and came back with dinner, an added bonus, instead of bbq sausages.

Heres a photo of the fish, but cant seem to actually embed the image through tapatalk (iPad) only the link below..
(http://tapatalk.com/mu/caa1186e-ddcf-3aab.jpg)

Any ideas of how to get the photos from ipad into myswag?

Rob...
Title: Re: New member from Melbourne
Post by: ras on June 19, 2011, 09:35:43 PM: Well it actually worked, even though before i submitted it, it was just showing a link..
Title: Re: New member from Melbourne
Post by: D4D on June 19, 2011, 09:36:03 PM: Nice brown, that water is flogged to death, well done :cup:
Title: Re: New member from Melbourne
Post by: ras on June 19, 2011, 09:45:16 PM: Thanks D4D.. Last time I was up at Thornton fishing would have been over 10 years ago, and you are right, the fishing even then was hard going.. I was pretty surprised to actually get anything out the back of the caravan park, even though the time was good (about 4 pm).

I am hoping the swan will give us good fishing luck as we travel north..

This forum has been a fantastic wealth of information for me (note the light in the photo, an idea from this forum that works like a treat)... Thanks ..